The point of Title IX is to prohibit sex-based discrimination in any school or any other education program that receives funding from the federal government. Passed in 1972, when most of us think about Title IX, we think about sports -- schools are supposed to have proportional numbers of men and women participating in sports, make an effort to increase the number of the unrepresented gender, and show an attempt to expand the program to the other sex. It also includes equal resources and promotion regardless of gender. Schools skirt the rules, and time and time again, we see women athletes receiving unequal opportunities and resources.

The latest case is at the University of Oregon, where 32 women athletes from the varsity beach volleyball and club rowing teams are suing the university for Title IX violations. The beach volleyball players say that the school does not have facilities for practicing or competing -- instead, the team uses a public park. The program also does not offer scholarships, despite the NCAA allowing the equivalent of six full athletic scholarships to the team. The woes continue with hand-me-down uniforms and no NIL support. The rowers claim the university fails to provide equal opportunity by not having a varsity women's rowing team.

“Male athletes are treated incredibly better in almost every respect,” said lead plaintiff Ashley Schroeder, captain of the women’s varsity beach volleyball team. “This week, we could not practice because, sadly and disturbingly, someone died near the public courts we have to use in Amazon Park. We cannot use the restrooms there because they’re not safe and, sometimes, people are in the stalls using drugs. But the men’s teams have full scholarships, multi-million-dollar budgets, and professional-level, state-of-the-art facilities. I love the University of Oregon, but this hurtful, outrageous sex discrimination has to stop.”

Meanwhile, Oregon's men's teams use high-end facilities, take chartered flights, and receive catered food. We've seen the men's football team wear a new uniform almost every week as Nike's founder attended the university.

According to an investigation by The Oregonian newspaper, 49% of Oregon student-athletes are women, but the university spends 25% of athletics dollars and 15% of recruiting dollars on women athletes.